A Kindling Forest vs Space Squad Survival
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A Kindling Forest
Embark on a magical auto-runner adventure to save the forest from an ancient evil. Aim and shoot your way through challenging levels, collecting arrows that serve as your life count. Utilize checkpoints to refine your strategy and overcome obstacles.
- Auto-runner gameplay
- Aim and shoot mechanics
- Collect arrows as life count
- Five challenging levels
- Checkpoints for progress
- Diverse obstacles and environments
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Embark on a magical journey to save the forest from an ancient evil in this challenging auto-runner adventure. An ancient demon has risen and his vicious powers plagues the world. Forest spirits have awoken an archer from the past to save the day! The demon is always one step ahead and leaves a never ending trail of rock hard shards. You'll never know which shapes or forms you’ll meet next! Destroy or avoid them and you will hunt him down. In “A Kindling Forest” you play as our hero aided by forest spirits. Aim and shoot your way through five levels in this cute, average auto-runner. Beware! The arrows you collect along the way ARE the forest spirits. Use them wisely, they are your life count as well. Run out of arrows and you will perish. Use checkpoints to start over if you’ve learned a more efficient way to get through the various obstacles to pass. How to play: Your phone is divided into two areas. Jump and shoot by touching the screen. Get past the shards by aiming for their weak points in this fast-paced adventure! Grow new paths, teleport to new places, fly over clouds, jump over spiders, go through ruins, lava and so much more!
Space Squad Survival
Command your spaceship and crew to survive in the vastness of space. Explore planets, manage resources, hunt alien creatures, and battle ruthless pirates to ensure your squad's survival. Your strategic decisions are key to overcoming the challenges of the cosmos.
- Ship Management
- Hunting Alien Creatures
- Planet Exploration
- Battling Space Pirates
- Building and Development
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Survive in endless space as the commander of your own spaceship! Take charge of your crew, explore uncharted planets, hunt for food, and defend against ruthless space pirates. Your decisions will determine the fate of your squad! Download now and begin your space adventure! AWESOME FEATURES: ● Ship Management: Expand your ship, optimize resources, and maintain crew morale. ● Hunting Alien Creatures: Gather food and defend against alien threats using a variety of weapons and tactics. ● Planet Exploration: Mine resources, discover mysterious locations, and build up your base. ● Battling Space Pirates: Defend your ship from pirate attacks and board enemy vessels to collect unique resources and gain experience. ● Building and Development: Upgrade technologies, create new modules, and enhance your survival skills in the harsh environment of space. Lead your space squad and prove you can survive in the toughest conditions!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Space Squad Survival at 4.7 against A Kindling Forest's 4.2. Space Squad Survival also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 47). A Kindling Forest's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. A Kindling Forest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Space Squad Survival sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Space Squad Survival holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Space Squad Survival has 1.1K ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of A Kindling Forest's written reviews are positive against 85% of Space Squad Survival's.
A Kindling Forest ships an update every 3 weeks, Space Squad Survival every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A Kindling Forest | Space Squad Survival |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (47 ratings) | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | 84.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 194 MB | 325 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dennis Berndtsson | Cezary Rajkowski |
Customer experience
A Kindling Forest
Space Squad Survival
User reviews
A Kindling Forest
From 47 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Beautiful graphics and visuals
- 🎮 Engaging and fun gameplay
- 🎵 Great music and sound design
- 👍 Smooth and satisfying mechanics
- 💡 Unique and innovative concept
Room to improve
- 💸 Paywall after short demo
- ⏳ Too short with few levels
- 🤔 Steep difficulty curve
- 🤷♂️ Controls can be frustrating
- 🐛 Minor bugs and glitches
Space Squad Survival
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great graphics and gameplay
- 👍 Fun and creative idea
- 👍 Surprisingly fun and fast-paced
- 👍 Progression is good
- 👍 Crew helps on missions
Room to improve
- 🐛 Controls are difficult and frustrating
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🐛 Lack of explanations and tutorials
- 🐛 Enemies attack too frequently
- 🐛 Difficulty identifying ship damage
Bugs and requests
A Kindling Forest
Reported bugs
6 issues- Purchase button not responding
- Character stuck under the map
- Tutorial not helpful
- Penny Bridge level bug
- No sound
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- Camera bugs
Requested features
8 requests- More levels or stages
- Endless mode
- Upgrades or skins shop
- Haptic feedback
- Option to increase auto-scroll speed
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- Easy and hard modes
- Continue button for paid version
- More content or continuation
Space Squad Survival
Reported bugs
3 issues- Saved game not syncing between devices
- Camera issues
- Shooting system needs improvement
Requested features
5 requests- Add an endless mode without a timer
- Allow redesigning the ship at will
- Implement ship-to-ship battles
- Add more destructible elements
- Support gamepad controls
In-app purchases
A Kindling Forest
- Buy A Crown$0.99
Space Squad Survival
- Pinch of Gems$0.99
- Starterpaket$3.99
- Stack of Gems$4.99
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- Pile of Gems$9.99
- Premium Offer$9.99
- Hoard of Gems$49.99
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